During breakfast, Matt had told her Derek was bringing files on the people most likely to be involved in the scheme to steal the formula. He’d failed to mention she’d been included in that list.
An instant and fierce anger had risen at the sight of her name amongst the others. By the time she’d stormed into the bathroom to confront him, she was downright pissed.
So pissed, she hadn’t even thought about the fact that Matt would be naked behind that shower door.
Kat made the mistake of glancing down.
Now, as she stared at what the infuriating man’s large hand was trying to cover, Kat didn’t know which she felt more. Anger, shock, or…arousal.
He’d taunted her this morning, making that comment about how things could change after so many years apart. It was blatantly obvious he was referring to a certain part of his anatomy. A part Kat couldn’t seem to tear her eyes away from.
Boy, had he been right.
When they were younger, she remembered thinking he had to be larger than the average size. Though, she didn’t have anything else to compare him to, Kat had known from that very first time together this man was well-endowed.
Now, standing outside the shower, she couldn’t help but noticed the muscles in his arms and chest weren’t the only parts on his body that had filled out.
Holy. Hell.
The swollen tip peeked out over the top of his large fist, and she could see its base below. Kat’s inner muscles involuntarily clenched at the sight of Matt’s very full erection.
Memories of him sliding in and out of her body made her legs weak with desire, nearly clouding what she’d seen when she first opened that shower door.
Her eyes shot up to his. The sudden image of Matt pleasuring himself sent an unexpected rush of arousal straight to her core. Refusing to let him see that the idea of him masturbating turned her on in any way, Kat stared back at him with disbelief.
“Were you just…” She struggled to form the question, but the unapologetic expression on his face held the answer, anyway. “Oh, my god. You were.” Kat blinked a few times before drawing back, her face twisting with a feigned look of disgust. “Seriously?”
With a simple shrug, Matt’s gaze heated as he smirked. “Either get in here and help me finish the job, Doc, or shut the door. You’re letting all the cold air in.”
She knew the infuriating man had only thrown out the offer to shut her up. It worked.
Kat opened her mouth to respond, but nothing came out. This happened twice more before she was finally able to form a coherent sentence.
Regaining control over the embarrassing situation, she held the folder up again and asked, “Why do you have this?”
“I told you Derek was bringing over a file on everyone in the lab.”
“No.” Kat shook her head. “You told me he was bringing by files on the people you consideredsuspects.”
“That’s not what I said.”
She quoted him verbatim. “He’s supposed to be bringing me the files on all the people we’re looking into. Hopefully we’ll get a lead from one of those.” Kat raised a brow. “That’s what you told me, Matt.”
A tiny twitch at the corner of one eye was the only sign of recognition he gave. There was a time in their lives he’d found her eidetic memory charming. Clearly, that time had passed.
“We have to look at everyone.”
He can’t read this.“The information in this file is personal. In no way is it related to what happened.” Kat licked her lips. “There’s nothing in here you need to know.”
“Trust me, sweetheart.” His face turned emotionless. “I couldn’t care less about what’s in that fucking folder. Unfortunately for us both, I still have to look. It’s protocol.”
Protocol, my ass.“Don’t spout that crap at me, Matt. You apologized, remember? Told me you only said those things back at the office because you were upset.” Kat’s heart physically hurt knowing he still suspected her. “You made me believe you didn’t really think I was capable of killing my colleagues in order to cover up a plan to sell the formula. A formula I’ve worked years to develop.”
One I put my heart and soul into in order to keep you safe.
His dark eyes narrowed. “Yeah? Well, you made me believe a lot of things, so I guess we both got screwed.”
The dagger twisting inside her chest pressed a little deeper. Doing her best to keep her chin held high, Kat tossed the folder onto the vanity behind her. “I think you should call your boss. Tell him to send someone else from your team to stay with me.”
